Greg Athans (18 June 1955–8 August 2006) was a Canadian freestyle skier competing from 1976 to 1986 winning titles in multiple disciplines.[1] Athans was also Canadian national waterskiing champion on fifteen occasions.[2] He competed in the Canada Games, winning gold medals in the alpine slalom in 1971, and water skiing in 1973, becoming the first athlete to win gold medals at both the summer and winter games.[3] In 1981, he was the best all-round competitor at the 1980 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, winning the World Cup Grand Prix Award.[3] He retired in 1982.[3]
Athans published a book, Ski Free, detailing step-by-step instructions on how to perform freestyle moves.[4]
^"Greg Athans Biography"(PDF). Canadian Ski Hall of Fame. Canadian Ski Museum. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
^"Skiing Heritage Journal". Skiing History Journal of the International Skiing History Association ; Official Publication of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame, Canadian Ski Museum, Alf Engen Ski Museum. Vol. 18, no. 3. International Skiing History Association. 2006. p. 46. ISSN1082-2895.
